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In Brief: Important Updates from April 2018

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Employment Law is a complex area that is continually changing. It can be difficult to keep up to date with the latest developments, but don’t fret, the Irish Employment Law Hub is the best way to stay informed. The Hub offers in-depth articles written by expert employment lawyers and leading HR professionals, case law analysis and materials tailored specifically to how the law applies in Ireland. It is fully searchable, available 24/7 and has a useful browse by topic function.

In case you missed it… here’s a quick recap of some of the topics that featured in April 2018, including:

A case demonstrating the importance of fair procedures in disciplinary investigations;

A claim for harassment, discrimination and victimisation whereby the respondent made disrespectful remarks about the complainant’s culture and asked her to change her name to a more Irish one;

We ask Michael Doyle, Associate with A&L Goodbody's Employment Law Group, about carrying over annual leave entitlement from one leave year to the next;

The complainant, a security operative at the respondent hotel, brought a guest into the security base without authorisation. He alleged he had CCTV footage of her kissing a man and made offensive and inappropriate sexual comments to her. He was dismissed for gross misconduct. It was held the disciplinary process was procedurally unfair yet the complainant had significantly contributed to the loss he had suffered and the compensation awarded to him was reduced proportionately to €6,000.https://www.legal-island.ie/articles/ire/case-law/2018/apr/cape-wrath-hotel-limited-citywest-hotel-v-nicholas-reddin-2018/

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